Mexican Stand Off

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 9, 201589 views6 comments

Wild monkey that seemed to be challenging me... it won. I think I've got as much out of this image as I can, any suggestions welcome but what I really need is to get a longer and better lens. And camera...
d90 18-200mm zoom at 200mm f5.6 1/160th hand held.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 9, 2015 at 3:41 PM

Those eyes are nice, but a little scary. Neat pose, but the strong green background is a bit overpowering for me. Maybe you could tone it down a bit, especially the upper portion.

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on February 9, 2015 at 11:38 PM

This is a good image Peter. The eyes are very intense. Good work with the light and the detail.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 10, 2015 at 12:52 AM

Peter,
Looks like it is walking on stilts

I would try to slightly darken the image overall and reduce the contrast a little

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 10, 2015 at 10:57 AM

Ken's suggestions are good ones, in my opinion. In fact, if you wish to do some selective processing, I would experiment with darkening/toning down the bright electric greens. The V composition is strong. In a perfect world both tree stems would have been in equal focus. This is a fun capture!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 10, 2015 at 7:29 PM

Another fine image of this little guy. The light is great and the eyes just seem to glow.

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Comment posted by peter davidson on February 11, 2015 at 9:56 AM

Thanks all, here is an adjusted image to reduce the green and also a little increase in the reds.

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